Learn to love uncertaintyedash;and shape the future you want
You have a successful life; a professional career, nice home, maybe kids or even a dog, so why are you so damn unhappy? Spread so thin at work, nothing gets the attention it needs; tasked with leading others through rapid change, younsquo;re not sure where youlsquo;re heading yourself sellip; Disruptive technology, catastrophic global events and increasing mental health problems means your secure and linear pathway to happiness no longer exists.
Success today is not about the perfect plan to achieve more, manage change and mitigate risk. Our brave new world is calling us to throw out any rulebook and leap into what we fear mostydash;the unknowncellip;
Thatssquo;s exactly what Penny Locaso did when she turned her life upside-down to tackle our happiness-deficit problem. She emerged as the worldEsquo;s first Happiness Hacker and the inventor of the Intentional Adaptability Quotient®: a quantifiable method for individuals and organisations to become more skillful at, and even relish, adapting to rapid change.
Welcomed by business leaders worldwide, IAQ® catapulted Penny to prominence as a TedX Talk star and faculty member at the acclaimed Singularity University by showing that in our highly disruptive present we must embraceinstability and complexity to achieve clarity, purpose, and the sense of meaning that brings real joy.
Learn how experimentation, danger, and even failure are crucial to happiness and success
Take courage and focus on what youlsquo;re avoiding, not what you squo;re missing
Reskill yourself and others to acceptldash;and even enjoyadash;uncertainty
Explore your IAQ®: focus, courage, curiosity, accountability, connection, experimentation and reflection
This book is an opportunity to look at work and the world through a new lens and see that by surfing on the edges of our comfort zone wepdash;professionals, leaders, everyone dash;can intentionally adapt to create a successful and fulfilling future.
